Hey NightDaze, I was wondering how this coming part should go down. I had a few ideas myself, to keep Sahara alive without intervention from others I could have my bat accidentally side-step into the flames or take a direct hit. Taking a good amount of damage would probably freak him out enough to retreat, since Zephyr would expect her to die naturally so he can return.

Also, I had been considering dualing my ninetales [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] with Zephyr and she could come to her aid after the battle. Since, she's severely wounded and probably would have a difficult time recovering alone especially if Zephyr is watching from above.

Or I wasn't sure if the others were going to come to her rescue, Smith appears to me to be very sour about Vale's death and Mathilda is being held by him.

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Either of those sound good to me. :3 If you want to wait on Sahara to wake up, I'll be happy to deal a Flamethrower Zephyr's way. If not, the side-step is good too. Entirely up to you~

Oh, Katyusha is awesome, she'd be a welcome addition to the team. Sahara would warm up to her quickly, no pun intended lol. My Arcanine could definitely use the help too, and it'd give her some great character development. I think it's a cool idea. :3

I'm really not sure if either Smith or Mathilda will be helping Sahara, so she's kinda on her own right now. For realism's sake, I'd like somebody to help her, ya know? Lolz.

Smith is going to need a LOT of persuasion to go back to Sahara voluntarily since he's still angry and deeply hurt by what happened. At this current time he's more likely to assault than help her, lol.

The only way he'd go back is if Mathilda would, since he'd probably want to protect her.

Mathilda would definitely want to go back and help but she wouldn't be too much use. She can only just about look out for herself, let alone an unconscious Arcanine! If Smith were to follow, I could see them acting as a half-reluctant rescue party, haha.But it’s up to you, Nightdaze. Nyra’s ideas sound awesome too. c:

>w> I can see a nasty surprise coming Zephyr's way~ He'd probably swoop down to inspect Sahara and buy enough time for her to wake up and nail him one. That will definitely occupy him for a bit while he recovers and plots.

I've put Katyusha as a dual with Zephyr in the profile computer and when she is accepted she can come in and aid as well~ She would be interested in helping Sahara as well and that might further convince Smith to help her too.

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Oh, I'm stuck between two good ideas! So I'm brought to one conclusion lol;

What if Zephyr gets too close to Sahara and she yells something (Such as "Back off!" or somethin'.) and deals a Flamethrower to him. Smith and Mathilda hear, and the latter slips away back to Sahara, Smith follows to protect Mathilda. Once there, Smith assaults Sahara in some way or another, and Mathilda tries to protect her, and the commotion draws Katyusha's attention. Katyusha assists breaking it up and she and Mathilda help Sahara.

I'm just spitting ideas lolz, any suggestions? Or ideas on what next? The woods are burning, so we can't stay there lol, we could traverse Stark Mountain again, or move towards the Fight Area.

Sounds good to me~ I think it might be interesting to have a storm come as well, that would keep the forest fire from spreading to other areas and would give them some cover/time to retreat. I am up for either location, but I do know Lulu has a zubat character that will be joining us and in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] history it mentions that she was teleported into the caves of Stark mountain. Perhaps they could back track there for shelter till the storm and flame calm down then move out again to others areas?

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Since Katyusha isn't approved yet, I was thinking if we still wanted her to help Sahara, the latter could collapse after they make it away from the fire and the original idea could take place? With Smith assaulting her, and Katyusha/Mathilda helping? Or do ya have a better idea?

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OK, so now that everybody's together, who fancies a battle a couple more rounds in? Suggestions are welcome as to what they have to fight. With the storm kicking up in the middle of it all, I think we can make it pretty epic.

Olive will probably stay on Sahara's back for most of the fight and launch whatever attacks she can from that point. As for enemy suggestions, maybe a bunch of Wheezing or Camerupt? Either shroud the whole place with gas or turn up the heat, eheh. :P

I always saw Weezing/Koffings gas to be both toxic and flammable, so with all the fire types I think that would turn up the heat again.. the sky is burning |D That sounds like fun to me (our typing is gonna hurt, lol). Would it be inside or right before the tunnel/cave?

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I really like the Weezing/Camerupt idea of heating up the air, but the Weezing will have to be a hostile non-undead since they're pure Poison-type. But we could make that work. Plus with the wind picking up and the rain starting to fall it's going to become really disorientating.

@Cinder: I reckon it'll take place about halfway across the ashfield, which is where they are now.

@Nyra: Yup, Zephyr can join in too. :3 And I like your idea of an Onix or maybe a Steelix showing up towards the end as like a 'final boss'.

So yeah, go ahead and start it if you want, or I can start it next round. Up to you guys.

Nyra, if you're having trouble with Zephyr, maybe he can be the one to find the undead Onix/Steelix in the caves, piss it off and then lead it outside to the others? That's once the Camerupt and the Weezing are dealt with of course. What do you think?

Alhoon has destroyed the Magma Stone. The undead Heatran that lives under the volcano has woken up, and it is pissed. Smith knows about the stone and what it does, so he's gonna try and get everyone the hell out of there before it all goes to hell.

However, there will be tremors as the volcano begins to become unstable, and a rockfall will block the path that they used to come in, leaving traveling to the main chamber the only option. Smith states that he knows a way out from there. But once they get there, an enormous earthquake and a massive explosion will indicate that Stark Mountain has erupted. More rocks will fall, and the magma that pours down the mountain from the crater will harden, sealing off all the exits and trapping them in the chamber.

Smith says that he can dig them out, but doubts he can do it quickly enough for them all to survive. All the while, more tremors mean more rockfalls, not to mention that the chamber will be crawling with undead; many of them Fire-types, making them very aggressive.

Heatran will be rampaging below them, making the eruption worse. Smith eventually decides to find Heatran and kill him, thus ending the eruption and letting them all escape in safety. Whether they actually manage to do this or not is up for debate, given how hostile the environment has become. Temperatures will rise, and thirst and dehydration may become a problem - there is no water in the chamber at all.

In other words, your characters will be lucky to get out of this alive.

While Smith is battling Heatran, my suggestion is to have an absolutely massive horde of undead unleash hell on the survivors in the central chamber. I'm talking Rick Grimes just walked into Atlanta kind of horde.

Archimedes is going to put a huge dent in them after evolving from the first wave they encounter, but he's going to be seriously injured and infected. Depending how long they'll be inside the chamber (About 8 cycles), Archimedes will succumb to the infection and the remaining survivors will have to deal with him then. If they get out quick enough, well, I have other plans...

I was thinking of jumping in with [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] fairly soonish.

The two would have been passing through a different part of the mountain with Frank wondering if Heatran really exists before the rockfall ends up redirecting them through the main chamber with everyone else. While Frank initially dislikes everyone (per usual) the eruption will force him into cooperation when he horde starts to attack. Frank, excited at the thought of fighting a legendary, can provide backup for Smith mainly with his Psychic which is very painful and will likely leave the Heatran confused and even more enraged. Meanwhile Marco stays in the background providing medical support with Heal Pulse (which does not effect the already dead horde), Protect, After you (being rather speedy he can then allow Smith or Frank to be able to strike quicker than the Heatran) and Secret Power which will direct rock fall from the eruption towards the undead. Marco is a lot tougher than he looks but some support in preventing him from being overwhelmed by undead will keep everyone happy.No-one fucks with the white mage

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] wrote:While Smith is battling Heatran, my suggestion is to have an absolutely massive horde of undead unleash hell on the survivors in the central chamber. I'm talking Rick Grimes just walked into Atlanta kind of horde.

Archimedes is going to put a huge dent in them after evolving from the first wave they encounter, but he's going to be seriously injured and infected. Depending how long they'll be inside the chamber (About 8 cycles), Archimedes will succumb to the infection and the remaining survivors will have to deal with him then. If they get out quick enough, well, I have other plans...

It won't be for another few cycles until Smith decides to battle Heatran. He's going to try and dig them out first and when that fails he's going to try it, seeing it as a last resort. It's either battle a legendary and risk death or sit around doing nothing and have certain death.

I'm OK with the idea of a horde to keep everyone else busy though. It'll make the battle a lot more difficult for Smith too, what with all the distractions. Once Smith realises that Archimedes is infected, he'll be upset but the only option in his eyes would be to put him down. If you're willing to let me do that, then I think we could make that a really intense moment. If you want to go ahead with your plans for him though, you can have him escape with everyone at the end and then turn afterwards. Your choice.

The two would have been passing through a different part of the mountain with Frank wondering if Heatran really exists before the rockfall ends up redirecting them through the main chamber with everyone else. While Frank initially dislikes everyone (per usual) the eruption will force him into cooperation when he horde starts to attack. Frank, excited at the thought of fighting a legendary, can provide backup for Smith mainly with his Psychic which is very painful and will likely leave the Heatran confused and even more enraged. Meanwhile Marco stays in the background providing medical support with Heal Pulse (which does not effect the already dead horde), Protect, After you (being rather speedy he can then allow Smith or Frank to be able to strike quicker than the Heatran) and Secret Power which will direct rock fall from the eruption towards the undead. Marco is a lot tougher than he looks but some support in preventing him from being overwhelmed by undead will keep everyone happy.No-one fucks with the white mage

I am so happy you're here, especially with these two. XD

All sounds good. Maybe they could've just entered then heard all the roaring and rumbling and then ended up in the main chamber after trying to escape. I can sense that Smith and Frank are NOT going to get on. XDDD

Smith will act like he doesn't want the backup, but really he'll be grateful, lol. If he feels that anyone is in danger, however, he will try and drive them out of the way.

Marco sounds like fantastic support - I can see quite a few injuries during their time in there and he'll be very good with that Heal Pulse to keep everyone alive, haha.

I did some research with characters, and I think this would be a perfect place for [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. **Please note, he is a transgender male, meaning he is biologically female. It is okay for members to call him by female pronouns upon first meeting, he has no problem correcting them, and it does not offend either me or the character. c:

I need to put some official notes down for personality, for now just looking at the spoiler can kinda give you guys a rough idea. He's pretty shy, quiet, easily spooked, but he's a kindred spirit once comfortable, and could make a great ally to the group.

Just because that is how I work best, i have some notes on how Bulba will get along with most characters;Smith I imagine will probably have an interesting first impression, and his initial looks and gender will easily spook my Bulba, but after a while Smith's good qualities will show through, and Bulbasaur will probably end up looking up to him, feeling safe in his presence over time. At first though? The Aggron will scare him shitless.Not racist against types (just scary looking ones lol), Bulba will probably at first feel bad for Jude. Poor guy is not exactly doing well at the moment. With how sensitive and caring he is, Bulbasaur will probably end up really liking him in the long run. Seeing himself in the Zoroark, Bulba will try to personally befriend him, that way their strengths work better when bouncing off each other. They share a lot of things (particular terror of undead, depression, initial uncomfortability in a group though desperate to belong, heart on their sleeve). Frank will scare the shit out of Bulbasaur fir the most part. He's a fucking buff ass Pokemon with a shit attitude and a type advantage. Bulbasaur will silently resent him, not liking him at all, though he would not hesitate to aid Frank it it ever came to it. Even if on a personal level he cannot stand the Gothitelle, over time he could come to understand his faults as insecurities and instead tolerate him, possibly befriending eventually depending on what you want Kaze. (Bulba is extremely perceptive and apathetic, able to effortlessly slip into someones shoes and justify their actions, so he would probably catch on easily to the gender issues, but he can remain quiet about it if you want. )Bulbasaur will very much adore Marco, they could end up striking a great relationship if you wanted Kaze. Bulba will love the fire in his eyes, even though he's so gentle initially, and could find inspiration in how the pretty much harmless Audio is so bold and untouched by harsh words. Cresent and Azura I am not sure how he would react around. Thoughts Dooms? Bulbasaur will initially be put off by Cresent's horn and claws, as well as attitude, so he would be really uneasy around her initially. Azura seems to act very much younger than she is, so Bulba could also kinda not like her much since she seems like shes just a kid, not just an unevolved adult. Though Bulba could relate to her on not wanting to evolve, so maybe that could break the ice sometime?Cinder I am not leaving you out, but I have heard some of the plans you have for your Growlithe, and last I heard you were unsure. If you want to still plot out a relationship with either of your pair and my Bulba, just say so, kay?

His profile wont even be finished for a while, but I am working with Mew, so he should pass approval fairly smoothly. And since I know chaos is happening in the team, maybe there would be a way for my Bulba to just casually slip in there, lol? Don't want him getting killed nor do I want to mess with planned plot, but since we've got time, i am all ears. C:

EDIT Shit sorry Nightdaze. I don't know your Arcanine well, her profile doesn't give much. Maybe you could toss some ideas and we can run with that?

heya!! mind if i drop by with my two floater babies [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]? they won't be staying long. drowned would probably leave first and paladin will stay for a little longer before following drowned out.

You are more than welcome Ced! It might be a while until your two can leave, now that the volcano has erupted they're all going to be trapped in the main chamber. So if you're OK with that then I'll be happy to have you. Because exploding volcanoes, rockfalls, crumbling floors, lots of undead and a pissed off, undead Heatran isn't chaotic enough in my opinion. XDDD

But yes, Stark Mountain went boom and now the shit is REALLY getting real. I've left the ending of my post quite open to enterpretation so you guys can have some fun with it. :3 Just think the usual - earthquakes, rockfalls, loud explosions and a lot of noise from Heatran below them. The plan was for them to get halfway down the corridor and then for the floor to crumble, leaving a pool of lava blocking their only exit. Whether any of you want to include that in your post or wait for me to do it next round is up to you.